1976–77 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1976–77 season
ChairmanManny Cussins
ManagerJimmy Armfield
First Division10th
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan (10)
All: Jordan (12)
Average home league attendance31,176
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During the 1976–77 English football season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Leeds United's league form was inconsistent and they could only muster fifteen league wins all season. Their start was poor with one win in their first nine games. They recovered a little through the autumn but continued to struggle for goals. Leeds though faded away and finished in 10th, their lowest finish since 1964.

On a more positive note, Leeds went on a brilliant FA Cup run they beat Norwich City, Birmingham City, Manchester City and Wolves to reach the semi finals, where they were drawn with Manchester United. They conceded two early goals at Hillsborough and even after Allan Clarke pulled a goal back, Leeds could not recover.

There was an inconsolable feeling about the club as the season drew to a close. The crowd of 16,891 who watched Leeds draw 1–1 with West Ham United on 26 April at Elland Road was the lowest since the club's return to the First Division, bearing testimony to the depression felt by the Leeds fans.

Competitions[]

Football League First Division[]

Main article: 1976–77 Football League First Division

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Arsenal 42 16 11 15 64 59 +5 43
9 Everton 42 14 14 14 62 64 −2 42
10 Leeds United 42 15 12 15 48 51 −3 42
11 Leicester City 42 12 18 12 47 60 −13 42
12 Middlesbrough 42 14 13 15 40 45 −5 41
Source:[citation needed]

Matches[]

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
21 August 1976 West Bromwich Albion Home 2–2 Clarke, Harris 40,248
24 August 1976 Birmingham City Away 0–0 — 35,399
28 August 1976 Coventry City Away 2–4 Currie, F. Gray 18,227
4 September 1976 Derby County Home 2–0 Cherry, E. Gray 33,352
11 September 1976 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0–1 — 35,525
18 September 1976 Newcastle United Home 2–2 Harris, McNiven 35,089
25 September 1976 Middlesbrough Away 0–1 — 25,000
2 October 1976 Manchester United Home 0–2 — 44,512
6 October 1976 West Ham United Away 3–1 Harris, Lorimer, E. Gray 21,909
16 October 1976 Norwich City Away 2–1 E. Gray, F. Gray 25,217
23 October 1976 Liverpool Home 1–1 McNiven 44,696
30 October 1976 Arsenal Home 2–1 Cherry, Jordan 33,566
6 November 1976 Everton Away 2–0 Jordan, McQueen 32,618
10 November 1976 Stoke City Home 1–1 Lorimer 29,199
20 November 1976 Ipswich Town Away 1–1 McQueen 30,096
27 November 1976 Leicester City Home 2–2 Lorimer, McNiven 29,713
11 December 1976 Aston Villa Home 1–3 McNiven 31,232
27 December 1976 Manchester City Home 0–2 — 48,708
29 December 1976 Sunderland Away 1–0 Jordan 26,999
3 January 1977 Arsenal Away 1–1 Clarke 44,090
22 January 1977 West Bromwich Albion Away 2–1 McQueen, E. Gray 25,958
2 February 1977 Birmingham City Home 1–0 McQueen 22,805
5 February 1977 Coventry City Home 1–2 Jordan 26,058
12 February 1977 Derby County Away 1–0 Jordan 28,350
19 February 1977 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2–0 Clarke, Jordan 16,201
2 March 1977 Newcastle United Away 0–3 — 31,995
5 March 1977 Middlesbrough Home 2–1 McQueen (2) 32,152
8 March 1977 Queens Park Rangers Away 0–0 — 20,386
12 March 1977 Manchester United Away 0–1 — 60,612
23 March 1977 Norwich City Home 3–2 Jordan, Reaney, Hampton 18,700
2 April 1977 Liverpool Away 1–3 McQueen 48,791
8 April 1977 Manchester City Away 1–2 Jordan 47,727
9 April 1977 Sunderland Home 1–1 Cherry 32,966
12 April 1977 Stoke City Away 1–2 Jordan 17,960
16 April 1977 Ipswich Town Home 2–1 McGhie, Clarke (pen) 28,578
26 April 1977 West Ham United Home 1–1 Jordan 16,891
30 April 1977 Bristol City Home 2–0 Thomas, E. Gray 21,461
4 May 1977 Everton Home 0–0 — 22,175
7 May 1977 Aston Villa Away 1–2 McNiven 38,205
10 May 1977 Bristol City Away 0–1 — 23,587
14 May 1977 Queens Park Rangers Home 0–1 — 22,226
16 May 1977 Leicester City Away 1–0 F. Gray 13,642

Source:[1]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
Third round 8 January 1977 Norwich City Home 5–2 Clarke, Jordan, Reaney, Hampton, McQueen 28,130
Fourth round 29 January 1977 Birmingham City Away 2–1 Clarke, Jordan 38,000
Fifth round 26 February 1977 Manchester City Home 1–0 Cherry 47,731
Quarter-final 19 March 1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1–0 E. Gray 50,000
Semi-final 23 April 1977 Manchester United Neutral 1–2 Clarke 55,000

Source:[1]

League Cup[]

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
Second round 1 September 1976 Stoke City Away 1–2 Currie 22,550

Source:[1]

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Scotland SCO David Harvey
- DF England ENG Paul Reaney
- DF England ENG Peter Hampton
- MF England ENG Trevor Cherry
- DF Scotland SCO Gordon McQueen
- DF England ENG Paul Madeley
- MF Scotland SCO Frank Gray
- FW Scotland SCO Peter Lorimer
- FW Scotland SCO Joe Jordan
- MF England ENG Tony Currie
- MF Scotland SCO Eddie Gray
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Allan Clarke
- GK Scotland SCO David Stewart
- FW Scotland SCO David McNiven
- MF Wales WAL Carl Harris
- MF Wales WAL Byron Stevenson
- DF England ENG Norman Hunter
- MF Wales WAL Gwyn Thomas
- MF Scotland SCO Billy Bremner
- FW England ENG Ray Hankin
- MF Scotland SCO Billy McGhie
- DF Scotland SCO David Whyte
- MF Wales WAL Terry Yorath

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Leeds United's score written first

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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